Radical Faction of Dai Nam

The Radical Faction of Dai Nam was an anarcho-liberal clique in the Vietnamese government. The party supported radical reforms and the overthrow of the absolute monarchy, but it never held much support among the people of Vietnam, and it dissolved in 1858.

History
The Radical faction's genesis dated back to the rise of anarcho-liberalism worldwide in 1850, two years after a wave of revolutions occurred across Europe. The radicals supported a programme of radical reform in Dai Nam, including the abolition of the privileges of the aristocracy, greater economic freedoms for the capitalist class of the country, social equality for members of all religious and national groups, and the maintenance of a strong military. The party's views were too radical for most of the people of the conservative nation of Vietnam, however, and it was supported by just 1.2% of the population in 1861. The faction was never in the government due to its opposition to the absolute monarchy and its lack of favor among the upper classes. However, the threat of anarcho-liberal rebellion was a constant threat to the power of the Vietnamese monarchy.